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योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-110, verse-52

नानापुरसरिच्छैलरूपतामेत्य देहिनाम् ।
तनोत्यन्तःस्थमेवेदं जाग्रत्स्वप्नमयं मनः ॥ ५२ ॥
nānāpurasaricchailarūpatāmetya dehinām ,
tanotyantaḥsthamevedaṃ jāgratsvapnamayaṃ manaḥ 52
52. nānāpurasaricchailarūpatām etya dehinām | tanoti
antaḥstham eva idam jāgratsvapnamayam manaḥ ||
52. dehinām nānāpurasaricchailarūpatām etya,
antaḥstham idam manaḥ eva jāgratsvapnamayam tanoti.
52. Assuming the forms of various cities, rivers, and mountains for embodied beings (dehinām), this very mind (manas), dwelling within, expands itself as the states of waking and dreaming.

Words meanings summery:

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  • नानापुरसरिच्छैलरूपताम् (nānāpurasaricchailarūpatām) - the forms of various cities, rivers, and mountains (the state of being forms of various cities, rivers, and mountains)
  • एत्य (etya) - having assumed (the forms) (having gone, having attained, having reached, having approached, having assumed)
  • देहिनाम् (dehinām) - for embodied beings (dehinām) (of embodied beings, for living beings)
  • तनोति (tanoti) - extends, expands itself (extends, spreads, performs, creates)
  • अन्तःस्थम् (antaḥstham) - dwelling within (situated within, inner, internal)
  • एव (eva) - very, indeed (emphatic) (only, indeed, just, precisely)
  • इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the mind) (this, this one)
  • जाग्रत्स्वप्नमयम् (jāgratsvapnamayam) - as the states of waking and dreaming (consisting of waking and dream states)
  • मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart, thought)

Words meanings and morphology

नानापुरसरिच्छैलरूपताम् (nānāpurasaricchailarūpatām) - the forms of various cities, rivers, and mountains (the state of being forms of various cities, rivers, and mountains)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of nānāpurasaricchailarūpatā
nānāpurasaricchailarūpatā - state of being various cities, rivers, mountains, and forms
Complex tatpurusha compound
Compound type : tatpurusha (nānā+pura+sarit+śaila+rūpatā)
  • nānā – various, manifold, diverse
    indeclinable
  • pura – city, town, fortress
    noun (neuter)
  • sarit – river
    noun (feminine)
    Root: sṛ (class 1)
  • śaila – mountain, rock
    noun (masculine)
  • rūpatā – state of having a form, nature, quality, shape
    noun (feminine)
    Derived from rūpa + -tā (abstract noun suffix)
Note: Forms the object of the gerund 'etya'.
एत्य (etya) - having assumed (the forms) (having gone, having attained, having reached, having approached, having assumed)
(indeclinable)
Absolutive/Gerund
Absolutive form of verb root i (to go/approach/attain) with prefix ā- (sometimes implied or part of compound) or simply from i, here meaning 'having assumed'.
Root: i (class 2)
Note: Null for gender/number/case_name as it is an indeclinable participle.
देहिनाम् (dehinām) - for embodied beings (dehinām) (of embodied beings, for living beings)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dehin
dehin - embodied being, living creature, soul, person
Derived from deha (body) + -in (possessive suffix)
Note: Indicates purpose or relation.
तनोति (tanoti) - extends, expands itself (extends, spreads, performs, creates)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of tan
Present Active
Third person singular present active form of verb root tan (class 8)
Root: tan (class 8)
Note: Null for gender/number/case_name as it is a finite verb form.
अन्तःस्थम् (antaḥstham) - dwelling within (situated within, inner, internal)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of antaḥstha
antaḥstha - situated within, internal, inner
Compound of antar (within) and stha (standing)
Compound type : bahuvrihi/tatpurusha (antar+stha)
  • antar – within, inside, between
    indeclinable
  • stha – standing, situated, abiding
    adjective (masculine)
    From root sthā (to stand)
    Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' (neuter singular nominative).
एव (eva) - very, indeed (emphatic) (only, indeed, just, precisely)
(indeclinable)
Note: Null for gender/number/case_name as it is an indeclinable particle.
इदम् (idam) - this (referring to the mind) (this, this one)
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this one, here
Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ'.
जाग्रत्स्वप्नमयम् (jāgratsvapnamayam) - as the states of waking and dreaming (consisting of waking and dream states)
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of jāgratsvapnamaya
jāgratsvapnamaya - consisting of waking and dream; pertaining to waking and dream
Compound of jāgrat (waking), svapna (dream), and maya (consisting of)
Compound type : tatpurusha/bahuvrihi (jāgrat+svapna+maya)
  • jāgrat – waking, awake; the waking state
    noun (masculine)
    Present Active Participle
    Present active participle of root jāgṛ (to wake)
    Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
  • svapna – sleep, dream, dream state
    noun (masculine)
    Root: svap (class 2)
  • maya – consisting of, made of, full of
    suffix (masculine)
    Suffix used to form adjectives indicating 'made of' or 'consisting of'
Note: Agrees with 'manaḥ' (neuter singular nominative).
मनः (manaḥ) - the mind (manas) (mind, intellect, heart, thought)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of manas
manas - mind, intellect, thought, heart, consciousness
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Subject of 'tanoti'.